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Scioto County Ohio Car Accident Attorney Discusses Statistics

Scioto County was once a part of Adams County, but split in 1803 to become its own county. Portsmouth is the current seat for Scioto County and is a Micropolitan area of its own as far the statistics group at the Ohio Department of Public Safety is concerned. This means that of the 79,195 residents living in the 616 square miles of Scioto County, only 55,946 are counted as residents of the county itself. As with many other counties in Ohio, there seems to be some confusion as to the exact meaning of the word Scioto. Some claim that it is a Native American Word meaning deer hunting, while others claim that it only means deer.

Located in southern Ohio, it would be reasonable to assume that Scioto County would be subject to adverse road conditions throughout a significant portion of the year. These road conditions normally translate to a large number of traffic accidents, but Scioto County does not seem to be overly prone to traffic accidents according to the data provided by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. In fact, the traffic related statistics provided by the Ohio Department of Public Service indicate that a grand total of only 1,273 occurred in 2007, and another 1,417 in 2008.

These statistics paint a picture of a county full of townships that are more or less in the statistically median, but the big question is: how do the individual townships perform? A quick look at the 2007 total traffic crash leaderboard shows that the following townships were particularly prone to traffic accidents: Porter with a total of 221 traffic accidents, Washington with 134, Clay with 115, and 114 traffic accidents for both Harrison and Valley. 2008 saw these same townships dominate the same list of overall dangerous townships in Scioto County: Porter with 269 traffic accidents on record, Washington with 140, Valley with 138, Harrison with 125, and Clay with 123 total traffic accidents on file.

While Porter might seem like a particularly dangerous township on the surface, the fact is that the Township of Porter is home to 9,982 residents. With almost 10,000 residents, the Township of Porter is actually fairly safe when compared to Valley. The Township of Valley is home to only 4,256 residents, which is less than half of the population of Porter, yet Valley consistently posts more than twice the total number of traffic accidents as its larger neighbor. The difference might seem small if measured on a per incident basis, but might seem more significant on a per capita basis.

It is also worth noting that 2007 saw three medium sized townships report nearly half of the countywide alcohol-related traffic incidents. Green (population 4,079) reported 10 total traffic accidents linked to alcohol, while Washington (population 5,971) reported an equal number of alcohol-related traffic accidents, and Harrison (population 4,497) reported 12. The only alcohol-related traffic fatality in 2007 came from the comparatively small Township of Rush, home to just 3,144. 2008 saw only Porter dominate these statistics with a grand total of 15 total alcohol-related traffic accidents on file, though it is worth noting that Harrison reported 7 alcohol-linked traffic accidents and a single fatality in 2008.


If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in a Porter Township, Washington Township or Clay Township truck / car accident, call the Scioto County auto accident and wrongful death attorneys / lawyers at Chester Law Group at 1-800-218-4243 or order your FREE BOOK entitled The Insider’s Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims at www.ChesterLaw.com.

In his new consumer handbook, The Insider's Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims, author and Ohio personal injury lawyer David M. Chester gives consumers a rare look at the injury claim process in Ohio. From his position as an experienced "insider,” Attorney Chester explains in simple, easy to understand language, what consumers must know to protect themselves while walking in the mine field of dealing with insurance companies.

Contact us today for a FREE, NO OBLIGATION consultation about your personal injury legal needs.

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